Calidore

Majestic and poetic at the same time, Calidore appears in Edmund Spenser's 16th century epic poem, The Faerie Queene, in which Sir Calidore is a courteous and heroic knight. It may intrigue those looking for rare alternatives to Callum, Caleb, Callan, and Calvin, or those seeking unique options that still remind them of Theodore.

Likely made up of the Greek elements kallos and doron meaning "beauty" and "gift" respectively, it comes from a piece of literature that has been fairly influential on naming, introducing Arlo, Amoret, Briana, and Claribel.

Pronounced KAL-i-dor.